Richard Kao, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Richard Kao, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1295048551, issued on Jul 15, 2010. Check the license (California A117556, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Kao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A117556 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Superior Ave Ste 200B, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 791-3001
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 791-3096
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130624000262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 510 Superior Ave Ste 200B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A117556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,684 Medicare Part D claims for 847 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 134 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate218 claims
- Losartan Potassium200 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium184 claims
- Metformin Hcl177 claims
- Lisinopril133 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Dimas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
84 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 84 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard Kao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Kao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295048551, issued on Jul 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Kao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Superior Ave Ste 200B, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 791-3001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Kao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A117556, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Kao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Kao, M.D. had 4,684 Medicare Part D claims for 847 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.